Humanitarian Relief & Recovery News & Stories
July 5, 2019
Love and human dignity make an UMCOR WASH project in Mozambique
UMCOR helps a school in Mozambique receive new sanitation and water facilities, while its students gain life lessons in community organizing, project coordination and human dignity for all.
July 5, 2019
UMCOR supports the “Heal It” Project for Native American youth
An UMCOR partnership with Dream Warriors, a collective of Indigenous North American artists, reaches Native American youth with hope and compassion in the face of rising suicide rates across the country.
July 4, 2019
Where have all the salmon gone?
When the salmon run fails in the northern Pacific, Alaska’s Chignik Native Americans lose more than just a season of work. An UMCOR partnership provides hope and food security for five coastal communities.
July 4, 2019
A Call to Action for United Methodists in Response to the Plight of Migrants
The United Methodist Immigration Task Force calls upon Methodists across the connection to take action in support of migrants, immigrants and asylum seekers by praying, giving and writing our political representatives.
July 4, 2019
UMCOR supports an Alaskan Yu’pik community move with WASH projects
It takes a village, and a whole lot of partners, to move a village. An UMCOR grant provides WASH resources to help Newtok’s Yu’pik residents move to higher ground in Alaska.
July 4, 2019
In Focus: Sustainable Development
During the month of July, follow along as we share the importance and impact of UMCOR’s sustainable development work around the world.
July 3, 2019
Crossing language barriers for sanctuary in Charlottesville, Virginia
Wesley Memorial UMC in Charlottesville, Virginia, discovers that offering sanctuary is more than providing safe space – it’s about finding ways to cross barriers and create community.
June 3, 2019
A Sunday of Solidarity for Suffering Children
Join in A Sunday of Solidarity for Suffering Children on June 30. On behalf of children suffering along the border and around the world, there are three things we can do to make an impact now.
June 3, 2019
Care for children of God!
Rev. Jack Amick, director of Global Migration, responds to news coming from the U.S.-Mexico border and offers ways in which you can help alleviate the suffering of migrant children and families.
June 3, 2019
EarthKeepers community garden grows with support from UMCOR’s Food Security Program
In Burien, Washington, a food security grant from UMCOR helped Highline UMC fulfill their dream of a community garden.
June 3, 2019
Methodist Church of Brazil welcomes migrants: Shade and Fresh Water
From the Brazilian Methodist Church, a story of welcome and service with Venezuelan refugees arriving in Boa Vista, Brazil.
June 3, 2019
Ensuring universal rights and welcome for global migrants
This overview of UMCOR’s global migration work includes places of welcome, food for body and spirit, education, legal help and many more ways that United Methodists support migrants around the world.